Portland

I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating recently on a project with Portland’s own Ronald J Sloy, financial advisor, philanthropist and sports legend. Ron recently sat with me for an interview about playing baseball for a public school in Portland and being drafted by Montreal.
Kent: Ron, thanks for sharing your time to inform us about your [...]

A company of smart and talented people are walking through the dark and bumping into barriers.  They’ve figured out their own individual ways to adapt to the dark and navigate around these barriers as best as they can.  But, this is negatively affecting the company as a whole, as reflected by the numbers.  So in attempt [...]

If you’re looking for a new career due to the economy, or are interested in honing your marketing skills, Portland State University (PSU) has a course for you. The Professional Development Center (PDC) is hosting a Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 5th & 12th. In that workshop, [...]

Formic Media Inc, a Portland-based search engine marketing (SEM) agency servicing small and local businesses, is now hiring for two primary positions. The job openings are currently posted on CraigsList:
SEM Account Executive
SEM Specialist
For more information about Formic Media, visit the SEM SMB blog. To apply, follow the instructions on the job postings. Stay tuned for [...]

Two years ago, a major player in the world of online business directories, approached me to develop a customized search engine marketing (SEM) service offering for small and local-based companies. Having focused Anvil Media on servicing Fortune 1000 companies, I hadn’t spent much time considering a scalable SEM service model. Over the next week or [...]

When I logged into my Facebook profile, I found a message from Kevin regarding a sweet offer from Portland-based McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants: get $20 off your next dinner when you print the $20 off coupon, make a reservation online and bring your confirmation in.  Pretty low bar in order to get a free [...]

For those of you that may not already know, I’ve been a long-time supporter of Oregon’s early literacy reading program for struggling students.  In 2003, I created SMART Gala to raise awareness for the SMART reading program among a new generation of volunteer readers and financial supporters. Over the course of 4 years, Anvil Media [...]

I’m spending the day at Internet Strategy Forum Summit West conference in Portland, Oregon. Charlene Li, co-author of Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies, kicked of the event with a keynote based on the concept and title of her book, Groundswell. She initially outlined the four step approach to the groundswell, [...]

I just spent a little time this morning reviewing my schedule and noticed I’ll be attending, exhibiting or speaking at quite a few events over the summer. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share a few of the events with you here, so you can plan accordingly.
07.16 - pdxMindShare
07.16 - SEM for SMB [...]

I recently had the opportunity to swing by Horsepower Freaks (HPF) global headquarters near the Portland Airport. The shop is expansive, yet supported by a lean and mean team. After a walk-through of the facilities, we headed out back to the garage, where a few BMWs and imports were in various stages of [...]